| 1967 |
Parco O-Ring Miss (1st) U-8 |
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Owners - Laird Pierce & Earl Noyes |
| Designer - Chuck Hickling |
| Builders - Bob Patterson & Chuck Hickling |
| Length - 30ft |
| Beam - 12ft 4in |
| Power - V12 Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Hull - 3 point hydroplane |
| Driver - Fred Alter |
| Colors - Royal Blue & White; lighter blue drop shadow on lettering |
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Weight - 6,000 |
| Best finish - Second [San Diego] |
| Detail - "Golden State Racing Inc." |
| Detail: "Parco's O-Ring Miss" on tail "Parco O-Ring Miss" on afterdeck and side. |
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| 1968 |
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Driver - Fred Alter |
| Best finish - Eighth [San Diego] |
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Details - Deck tabs to break up laminar air flow over the bow to reduce down force |
| 1969 |
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Driver - Norm Evans |
| Best finish - Seventh [Seattle] |
| Colors - Reversed paint job mid-year; White, true Blue & Red letters |
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| 1970 |
Super Cinders II U-80 |
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Miss Van's P-X (1st) U-80 |
California |
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Owner - Bob Patterson |
| Driver - Mickey Remund |
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Best Finish - Sixth [Seattle] |
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Rich Ormbrek photo |
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Detail - Engine hood at San Diego Gold Cup Race |
| 1971 |
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Driver - Mickey Remund |
| Best finish - Sixth |
| Power - Turbo-charged V12 Allison |
| 1974 |
Super Cinders II U-80 |
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Colors - Yellow, Red, Orange & Black |
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Driver - Roger D'Eath |
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DNF [Phoenix] |
| 1975 |
Miss Van's P-X (1st) U-80 |
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Driver - Ron Armstrong [Tri-Cities] |
| Best finish - Fifth [Tri-Cities] |
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Driver - Jack Schafer, Jr [At Seattle] |
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Driver - Jack Schafer, Jr |
| Best finish - Eighth [San Diego] |
| 1976 |
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Driver - Jack Schafer Jr |
| Best finish - Sixth |
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| 1977 |
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Driver - Jack Schafer |
| Best finish - Eighth |
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| 1978 |
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Hull Rebuilt as a cab-over with a wing |
| Beam - 12ft 6in |
| Detail - Major change in paint |
| Colors - Orange, Yellow, Purple & Blue |
| Driver - Jack Schafer |
| Weight - 7,000 |
| Best finish - Fourth |
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| 1979 |
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Driver - Ron Armstrong |
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| Detail - "Van's P-X Quality Catering - A Don Campbell Enterprise" on Tail |
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Best finish - Second [Ogden] |
| 1980 |
Don Campbell's Food Service U-80 |
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Driver - Ron Armstrong |
| Detail - "Don Campbell's Quality Food Service"on nose |
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Best finish - Third [San Diego] |
| 1981 |
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Driver - Ron Armstrong |
| Best finish - Ninth [Acapulco] |
| 1982 |
U-80 |
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Driver - Ron Armstrong |
| Best finish - Fifth [San Diego] |
| No Name on hull |
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| 1983 |
Miss Specialty Leasing U-80 |
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Driver - Ron Armstrong |
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Best finish - Fourth [San Diego] |
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Chet's Music Shop (1) |
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Best finish - Third [Houston] |
| 1984 |
Modern Hard Chrome |
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Best Finish - Seventh [Detroit] |
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Bob Patterson Special |
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Best Finish - Second [San Diego]] |
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Kawaguchi Travel Service (3) |
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Best Finish - Tenth [Seattle] |
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Houston Gold Cup 85 |
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Best finish - Fourth [Houston] |
| Driver - Ron Armstrong |
| Best finish - Second |
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| 1986 |
Miss Bahia U-80 |
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Detail - "Bahia"on tail |
| Driver - Ron Armstrong |
| Won - San Diego Race. First Boat to go 19 years to Win its first race |
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Miss Marina |
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Driver - Ron Armstrong |
| Boat sank at Lake Mead but raced in 24 hours |
| Best finish - Sixth [Las Vegas] |
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| 1987 |
Miss Crab Legs (1) |
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Driver - Ron Armstrong |
| Best finish - Sixth [Seattle] |
| Detail - "Sea Galley Miss Crab Legs" on side; "Select Motors Woodinville" and "Sea Galley" on tail |
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Miss Bahia |
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Best finish - Ninth [San Diego] |
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Detail - "Miss Bahia Resort and Hotel" on sides |
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Lighthouse Inn & Resort |
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Detail - No tail at Las Vegas |
| Best finish - Fifth [Las Vegas] |
| 1990's |
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Boat in Bob Patterson's shop & warehouse |
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Boat still owned by the estate of the late Bob Paterson, CA. |
